FIFA tech confirms Ronaldo did not score header

Technology successful the lucifer shot utilized astatine the World Cup proved conclusively that Cristiano Ronaldo did not marque immoderate interaction with the shot for Portugal's opener successful their 2-0 triumph implicit Uruguay connected Monday, FIFA and shot manufacturers adidas person confirmed to ESPN.

Portugal opened the scoring successful the 54th infinitesimal but the individuality of the goalscorer was shrouded successful uncertainty with some Bruno Fernandes and manager Fernando Santos incapable to clarify postmatch whether oregon not Ronaldo provided the decisive last touch.

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And now, ESPN has been told the exertion wrong the shot proves Ronaldo's caput did not marque interaction with the shot for the opener, meaning the extremity is awarded to Fernandes.

"In the lucifer betwixt Portugal and Uruguay, utilizing the Connected Ball Technology housed successful adidas's Al Rihla Official Match Ball, we are capable to definitively amusement nary interaction connected the shot from Cristiano Ronaldo for the opening extremity successful the game," a connection provided to ESPN from FIFA connected behalf of adidas read.

"No outer unit connected the shot could beryllium measured arsenic shown by the deficiency of 'heartbeat' successful our measurements. The 500Hz IMU sensor wrong the shot allows america to beryllium highly close successful our analysis."

The lucifer shot includes exertion which tin provide real-time information to lucifer officials. It besides captures each interaction made by players with sensors, with the archetypal property merchandise backmost successful July stating the exertion "will assistance pass offside situations arsenic good arsenic assistance successful detecting unclear touches thereby yet improving the prime and velocity of VAR decision-making process."

Fernandes's 54th infinitesimal transverse initially looked to person been directed into the nett with a glancing interaction by Ronaldo's head, but tv replays suggested that the 37-year-old did not marque interaction with the ball.

Fernandes was announced arsenic the goalscorer connected the large surface successful the stadium, contempt Ronaldo celebrating arsenic though the extremity was his, which would person taken him to 9 World Cup goals for Portugal and level with legendary erstwhile striker Eusebio.

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But speaking aft being announced arsenic Player of the Match, Fernandes admitted adjacent helium didn't know whose extremity it was.

"I celebrated [the goal] arsenic if it had been Cristiano's goal," Fernandes said successful his postmatch interview. "It seemed to maine that helium had touched the ball. My purpose was to transverse the shot for him.

"We are blessed with the triumph careless of who scored. The astir important happening is that we achieved our purpose which is to beryllium successful the adjacent round."

But it is present definitively awarded to Fernandes, with Ronaldo's hold for his ninth World Cup stretches to their last radical lucifer against South Korea.